http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/ one stop for all things copyright including resources, fantastic wiki

http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=623 Creative commons lets you avoid copyright violations in the classroom

https://sites.google.com/site/21stcentteachinglearning/-c-cc-fair-use all about copyright for teachers and students

http://mediaeducationlab.com/topic/Copyright+and+Fair+Use great source to help students understand copyright

copyright best pratcices

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Sharing_Creative_Works_1 comic explaining creative commons and copyright to young students

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr280.shtml copyright guide for teachers


http://langwitches.org/blog/ copyright

https://sites.google.com/site/21stcentteachinglearning/-c-cc-fair-use from Wilson School District, good sources


Where to go for images:


Where to go for videos:

  • Blip.tv
    http://blip.tv/ (can do a search limited to CC-licensed videos here: http://search.creativecommons.org/#)
  • ClearBits
    http://www.clearbits.net/ - Free and legal torrents can be found here.
  • Critical Commons
    http://criticalcommons.org/ - Media studies video sharing site; from a non-profit advocacy coalition that supports the use of media for teaching, learning and creativity, providing resources, fair use information and tools for scholars, students, educators and creators.
  • Internet Archive's Moving Image Archive
    http://www.archive.org/details/movies
  • Edublogs.tv
    http://edublogs.tv/
  • MovieClips.com
    movieclips.com//- Looking for a clip of a classic scene from a movie you've mentioned? This site has over 12,000 legal clips from Hollywood films, searchable by actor, title, genre, occasion, action, mood, character, theme, setting, prop, and even dialogue. An impressive job tagging all this content!
  • TED Talks
    http://www.ted.com/- 18-minute video lectures from nonprofit TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conferences.

Where to go for general CC media and text sources:


Remember you always CITE your source even if you use CC!